The Stone Structure of Northeastern United States website is a resource for information about historic stone structures, Native American ritual stone structure, and stone quarrying methods in Northeastern United States. It provides information about how to identify these stones structures, their history and purpose.

Website Last Updated February 1, 2025

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Architecture of America’ Stonehenge (2021)

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NEW ONLINE ARTICLES (2025)

Mary Gage “Ceremonial Stone Landscapes in New England” (2025) Read on Academia.edu

Abstract: This article explores the concept of the Ceremonial Stone Landscape (CSL). What constitutes a CSL site?  Why were they built of stone?  What types of stone structures were built?  What were the sites purposes?  What spirits were involved with CSL sites? What was the purpose of those spirits?   What took place at these CSL sites? The article breaks down CSL sites to their core components. In doing so it presents a way to understand and study them.

Native American Historical Beliefs and Cultural Concepts
Applicable to Stone Structures

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This is a new article by Mary Gage which explores how anthropological evidence (even if does not directly reference stone structures) can be used to further our understanding of Native American ceremonial stone structure site. This article is a work in progress and will be post in parts. The first part is completed and has been posted. The first part deals extensive with the importance of the spiritual realm known as the Underworld in Native American spiritual beliefs. It explores how the Native American’s beliefs and perceptions of the Underworld can be seen in some stone structures.

This 20 minute video explores the diversity of ceremonial stone structures found in New England and northeastern United States. It shows the differences between historic farming and Native American stonework. This video was original developed as a presentation for 9th Annual Native America-Archaeology Roundtable (2014) held in Washington, CT.